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Bruce Pellegrino has never been featured in Inc or Forbes Magazine, but he has achieved more than most entrepreneurs who have been.

His first entrepreneurial endeavor was selling night crawlers to neighbors at age five. He never completed college because his landscaping business took up too much time. Everything he learned about business was through trial and error.

Pellegrino’s career took off when he built, scaled and sold a $10 million business. Most people would retire after one multi-million-dollar sale, but Pellegrino aspired for more.

After his company sold, Pellegrino grew the newly-merged entity into a 330-person, $90 million business. Under his direction as CEO, the company sold again in 2005. This time, it was to General Electric for about $180 million.

We spoke with Pellegrino about how he accomplished two multi-million-dollar sales, his feelings about higher education, and how he maintains a successful work-life balance.